3 Songs Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr

3 Songs Inspired by M. L. King

Song writers are inspired by great heroes, and great heroes are inspired by music and songs. Here there are three of the most famous songs inspired by Martin Luther King Jr, listen to them in order to draw great inspiration.

1) Pride ( In the Name of Love) by U2

The song contains the erroneousreference to King’s shooting as “Early morning, April 4,” when it actually occurred after 6 p.m. Bono acknowledges the error and in live performances he occasionally changes the lyric to “Early evening….

LYRICS One man come in the name of love One man come and go One man come here to justify One man to overthrow In the name of love! One man in the name of love In the name of love! What more? In the name of love!

One man caught on a barbed wire fence One man he resists One man washed on an empty beach One man betrayed with a kiss

In the name of love! What more in the name of love? In the name of love! What more? In the name of love!

…nobody like you…there’s nobody like you…

Mmm…mmm…mmm…Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky Free at last, they took your life They could not take your pride

In the name of love! What more in the name of love? In the name of love! What more in the name of love? In the name of love! What more in the name of love…

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2) One Vision by Queen

The song has been inspired by the life and exploits of Martin Luther King, with the lyrics recounting a man battling and overcoming the odds. In the 2011 BBC documentary, Queen: Days of Our Lives, Taylor stated his lyrics were “sort of half nicked off Martin Luther King’s famous speech.”

LYRICSOne man, one goal, One mission. One heart, one soul, Just one solution. One flash of light, yeah, One god, one vision.

One flesh, one bone, One true religion. One voice, one hope, One real decision. Wowowowo, gimme one vision, yeah.

No wrong, no right. I’m gonna tell you there’s no black and no white. No blood, no stain. All we need is one worldwide vision.

3) WHY ( The King Of Love Is Dead ) by Nina Simone

Written by Nina’s bass player Gene Taylor after the news of Dr. Martin Luther KingJr.’s death had reached him. It was performed here for the first time. The song was heavily cut from the longer original recording, which featured a lot of Simone’s monologue.

LYRICS What’s gonna happen now? In all of our cities? My people are rising; they’re living in lies. Even if they have to die Even if they have to die at the moment they know what life is Even at that one moment that ya know what life isIf you have to die, it’s all right Cause you know what life is You know what freedom is for one moment of your life

But he had seen the mountaintop And he knew he could not stop Always living with the threat of death ahead Folks you’d better stop and think Everybody knows we’re on the brinkWhat will happen, now that the King is dead?

We can all shed tears; it won’t change a thing Teach your people: Will they ever learn? Must you always kill with burn and burn with guns And kill with guns and burn – don’t you know how we gotta react?

But he had seen the mountaintop And he knew he could not stop Always living with the threat of death ahead Folks you’d better stop and think Everybody knows we’re on the brink What will happen, now that the King of love is dead?